6.4

CVE-2014-8370: vmware esxi

CVSS: 6.4v2.0MediumModified
Published 29-01-2015Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-8370 is a medium (CVSS 6.4) vulnerability in vmware esxi. EPSS estimates a 4.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.4/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.19%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 29-01-2015
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

VMware Workstation 10.x before 10.0.5, VMware Player 6.x before 6.0.5, VMware Fusion 6.x before 6.0.5, and VMware ESXi 5.0 through 5.5 allow host OS users to gain host OS privileges or cause a denial of service (arbitrary write to a file) by modifying a configuration file.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

4.19%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

91%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 4.19% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
4.19%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Vmware4 products
  • esxiEOL5.0 | 5.0:1 | 5.0:2 | 5.1 | 5.1:1 | 5.5
  • fusion6.0 | 6.0.1 | 6.0.2 | 6.0.3 | 6.0.4
  • player6.0 | 6.0.1 | 6.0.2 | 6.0.3 | 6.0.4
  • workstation10.0 | 10.0.1 | 10.0.2 | 10.0.3 | 10.0.4

1 vendor · 4 products

References

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